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ill-omened

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ill-omened
adj
doomed to be unlucky; ill-fated
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Adj.1.ill-omenedill-omened - marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott
ill-fated, ill-starred, unlucky, doomed
unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"
Translations
ill-omened [ˈɪlˈəʊmənd] ADJ [day, event, occurrence] → nefasto, funesto
ill-omened [ɪlˈəʊmənd] adj → nefasto/a
ill-omened [ɪlˈəʊmənd] adj → nefasto/a


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Scarcely had they finished their ill-omened repast, when the air above us was darkened by two mighty shadows.
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Perhaps the thought of that lonely walk across the ill-omened moor was weighing heavily upon his mind.
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He would draw back from them as ill-omened things, and next moment he was going over them to himself like a child at lessons.
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